Although Francois Bozizé has a background in FACA himself ( being its chief-of-staff from 1997 to 2001 ), he has been cautious by retaining the defence portfolio, as well as by appointing his son Jean-Francis Bozizé cabinet director in charge of running the Ministry of Defence.

Although Greenpeace had stated that efficiency was its primary concern, as early as 2001, statements from March and April 2005 also continued to express concern over human health and environmental safety Greenpeace has opposed releasing golden rice to fields as opposed to farming in greenhouses, which according to golden rice developer Ingo Potrykus, limits the amount of material needed for human safety testing.

Although Albania has made strides toward democratic reform and maintaining the rule of law, serious deficiencies in the electoral code remain to be addressed, as demonstrated in the June 2001 parliamentary elections.

As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, " Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour ".

Although it is often conjectured that the name HAL was based on a one-letter shift from the name IBM, this has been denied by both Clarke and 2001 director Stanley Kubrick.

Although Macau was hit hard by the 1997 – 98 Asian financial crisis and the global downturn in 2001, its economy grew approximately 13. 1 % annually on average between 2001 and 2006.

Although he was considered innocent and released on 22 December 2001, he was declared a terrorist by U. S. President George W. Bush in his televised address on 23 December 2001.

Although the United States and Vietnam reached a landmark bilateral agreement in December 2001, which helped increase Vietnam ’ s exports to the United States, disagreements over textile and catfish exports are hindering full implementation of the agreement.

Although it was initially written as a standalone novel, the main character of The Engines of God, pilot Priscilla Hutchins, has since appeared in five more books, Deepsix ( 2001 ), Chindi ( 2002 ), Omega ( 2003 ), Odyssey ( 2006 ), and Cauldron ( 2007 ).

Although Koizumi did not initially campaign on the issue of defense reform, he approved the expansion of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ( JSDF ) and in October 2001 they were given greater scope to operate outside of the country.

Although antifuse OTP has been available for decades, it wasn ’ t available in standard CMOS until 2001 when Kilopass Technology Inc. patented 1T, 2T, and 3. 5T antifuse bit cell technologies using a standard CMOS process, enabling integration of PROM into logic CMOS chips.

Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian / German television series Kommissar Rex ( 1998 – 2001 ), which has been aired on television in numerous countries around the world, or as Corporal Wilhelm Wicki in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds,

Although Addams ' own characters were well established by the time of their initial encounter, in a 2001 interview Bradbury states that Addams " went his way and created the Addams Family and I went my own way and created my family in this book.

Although Addams ' own characters were well-established by the time of their initial encounter, in a 2001 interview Bradbury states that "( Addams ) went his way and created the Addams Family and I went my own way and created my family in this book.

Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10, 406, it has had city status since 1205.

Although first LGBTQ festival in Slovenia dates in 1984, namely the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the first pride parade was only organized in 2001 as a result of an incident in a Ljubljana cafe where a gay couple was asked to leave for being homosexual.

Although Eric Bischoff was nearing a deal to purchase the company complete, in March 2001, WWF Entertainment, Inc. acquired WCW from AOL Time Warner for a number reported to be around $ 7 million.

Although still active, unions have tempered their demands, partly as a result of new labor legislation and partly in recognition that Bermuda's economy, in line with that of the United States, entered a recessionary phase in 2001.

Although the club had floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1991, in 2001 it entered administration.

Although all the townships are named, as of 2001, there are no township governments.

The Office of Strategic Influence, or OSI, was a department created by the United States Department of Defense on October 30, 2001, to support the War on Terrorism through psychological operations in targeted countries, which did not include the United States because the Pentagon is barred from PSYOPs in the U. S. Although the closure of the office was announced by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld soon after its existence became publicly known, later comments by Secretary Rumsfeld imply that the actual operations of the OSI have continued unabated.

Although Saratoga Springs was a town in 2000, it became a city in 2001.

Although signs of recovery have been seen in Grenada after the damage inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily, economic conditions remain difficult ; GDP is projected at a growth rate of only one percent for 2005.

Although GDP expanded rapidly in the 1970s, most economists estimated that income distribution worsened during the decade.

Although industry was becoming more visible in Paraguay in the 1980s, industry's share of GDP actually declined in the 1970s and 1980s because of more rapid growth in agriculture.

Although the industrial sector contributed 40. 1 % of GDP in 2004, it employed only 12. 9 % of the workforce.

Although Austrian farmers provide about 80 % of domestic food requirements, the agricultural contribution to gross domestic product ( GDP ) has declined since 1950 to less than 3 %.

Although growth in 2002 slowed to a 15-year low of 1. 9 % due to drought and lackluster tourism, better conditions after 2003 helped push growth to about 5 % of GDP.

Although mining, based on polymetallic deposits of zinc, gold, and silver, makes a small contribution to Chile ’ s total mining GDP, it is significant in regional exports.

Although Isan accounts for around a third of Thailand ’ s population and a third of its area, it produces only 8. 9 % of GDP.

Although such a system might find acceptance within some nations, particularly those ( 1 ) with a history of neutrality, ( 2 ) without an active military ( such as Costa Rica ), or ( 3 ) with lower levels of military spending ( such as Japan, which currently spends 1 % of its GDP on Defence ), it would be unpopular among many consumers of arms.

Although only constituting 5 % of area in China, it has been historically responsible for a significant amount of the Chinese GDP.

Although the G proteins have weak hydrolytic activity, in the presence of functional GEFs, the inactivated G proteins are constantly replaced with activated ones because the GEFs exchange GDP for GTP in these proteins.

Although Birmingham has seen strong economic growth overall in recent years, with per capita GDP rising from 2 % above the UK average in 1995 to 7 % above in 2003, the benefits have not been felt evenly throughout the city.

Although GDP per capita incomes in Africa have also been steadily growing, measures are still far better in other parts of the world.

Although a minority, the Greek population played a prominent role in the city ’ s business life, making it a convenient scapegoat during the economic crisis in the mid-50s which saw Turkey's economy contract ( with an 11 % GDP / capita decrease in 1954 ).

Although he still didn't speak to anyone, he grew fond of saying, `` The future lies in Asia '', when the opportunity arose, and when he graduated from high school his parents sent him to New York to give him a foundation, they said, for his life in Asian studies.

Although the duty of Abbreviators was originally to make abstracts and abridgments of the apostolic letters, diplomas, etc., using the legal abbreviations, clauses, and formularies, in course of time, as their office grew in importance they delegated that part of their office to their substitute and confined themselves to overseeing the proper expedition of the apostolic letters.

Although at first the disagreement appeared to be minor and inspired by personal conflicts, for example, Lenin's insistence on dropping less active editorial board members from Iskra or Martov's support for the Organizing Committee of the Congress which Lenin opposed, the differences quickly grew and the split became irreparable.

Although most early codices were made of papyrus, papyrus was fragile and supplies from Egypt, the only place where papyrus grew and was made into paper, became scanty ; the more durable parchment and vellum gained favor, despite the cost.

Although both Arnaz and Ball remarried to other spouses after their divorce in 1960, they remained friends, and grew closer in his final decade.

Although Emsworth started as a small settlement it soon grew to be larger and more important.

Although oil drastically improved Libya's finances, popular resentment grew as wealth was increasingly concentrated in the hands of the elite.

Although Aaron himself downplayed the " chase " to surpass Babe Ruth, baseball enthusiasts and the national media grew increasingly excited as he closed in on the home run record.

Although it is largely disputed whether Strauss himself was a historicist, he often indicated that historicism grew out of Christianity and was a threat to civic participation, a belief in human agency, religious pluralism, and, most controversially, an accurate understanding of the classical philosophers and religious prophets themselves.

Although Wagner became fiercely critical of Brahms as the latter grew in stature and popularity, he was enthusiastically receptive of the early Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel ; Brahms himself, according to many sources ( Swafford, 1999 ), deeply admired Wagner's music, confining his ambivalence only to the dramaturgical precepts of Wagner's theory.

Although his poems were not generally well received by critics during his life, his reputation grew after his death, so that by the end of the 19th century he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets.

Although Babylon was quite a small state in the Sumerian, it grew tremendously throughout the time of Hammurabi's rule.

Although he grew up in a middle class Jewish family, Altenberg eventually separated himself from his family of origin by dropping out of both law and medical school, and embracing Bohemianism as a permanent lifestyle choice.

Although various other members of the Nymphaeaceae family grew well, the house did not suit the Victoria, purportedly because of a poor ventilation system, and this specimen, was moved to another, smaller, house.

Although he was small in primary school, he grew rapidly around the age of 12, reaching his full adult height of 6 ft 2 inches ( 188 cm ) at 18.

Although the site shows signs of continuous occupation from before 3000 BC, its power grew and reached its apogee in the second half of the following millennium.

Although the eight women who created the DOB initially came together to be able to have a safe place to dance, as the DOB grew they developed similar goals to the Mattachine, and urged their members to assimilate into general society.

Although there were common beliefs among Unitarians in each of these regions, they initially grew independently from each other.

Although initially one of several Jewish political movements offering alternative responses to assimilation and antisemitism, Zionism grew rapidly and became the dominant force in Jewish politics with the destruction of Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe where these alternative movements were rooted.

Although life in the countryside deteriorated, Constantinople grew to become the largest and wealthiest city in the world.

Although the victory briefly uplifted the Texian troops, morale continued to fall as the weather turned colder and the men grew bored.

Although he had previously dismissed it, Albarn grew to appreciate Coxon's tastes in lo-fi and underground music, and recognised the need to significantly change Blur's musical direction once again.

Although she was born in the U. S, Billie Burke grew up in England, and she spoke with an English accent throughout her life.